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burghal-penny
† ˈburghal-ˌpenny Obs. English Law. Forms: 2 boreghal-, borghalpani, 4 burghal-penni, 5 borthalpeni. (Spurious forms only Hist. and in Dicts.: 7 brodehalpeny, -halfpeny, broodhalpeny, -halfepeny, broadhalfepenny, bordhalpeny, -halfpeny, 8–9 bordhalfpenny.) [Of uncertain form and meaning; perh. f. bu... Oxford English Dictionary
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Government in Anglo-Saxon England
Alfred allocated each burh several hides to provide for its maintenance and support, as illustrated in the Burghal Hidage. In this period, only the silver penny was in circulation. Shillings, pounds, and marks were units of account. wikipedia.org
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thew
▪ I. thew, n.1 (θjuː) Forms: 1–3 þeaw, þeau, (1 ðeow), 2–3 þæw, 2–5 þew, þewe, 3 þeauw, þeuw, þeæw, þeu, 4 theaw, 4–5 theu, thue, 4–9 thewe, (5 thegh), 4– thew. [OE. þéaw = OS. thau usage, custom, habit, OHG. thau (dau) discipline. Not recorded outside WGer. langs. Ulterior etymology uncertain.] † 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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History of Dundee
In Pictish times, the part of Dundee that was later expanded into the Burghal town in the twelfth/13th centuries was a minor settlement in the kingdom His tombstone in the city's Howff burial ground reads: "Originator of the adhesive postage stamp which saved the Uniform Penny Post scheme of 1840 from wikipedia.org
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